Talking about the migrant crisis

Even as India gradually eases lockdown restrictions, allowing factories to restart, millions of anxious migrant workers are leaving for their villages. State governments are trying to check the exodus – likely a precursor to a large manpower crisis – by rewriting labour laws. LinkedIn members weighed in on various facets of the issue. Three main themes emerged: reverse migration can be a blessing in disguise if it revives the rural economy, the need for a strong social security net for the unorganised sector, and how a labour shortage at industrial hubs will give workers better bargaining power.